Palm Springs is a new supernatural rom-com available on Hulu starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.
In the film, Samberg plays Nyles, a guest attending a wedding in Palm Springs who finds himself stuck in a Groundhog-Day-time-loop situation.
Every morning, he wakes up to find himself reliving the wedding day. Once he catches on to what’s happening, he starts having fun with it, getting wasted on margaritas, flirting with other wedding guests, and developing a relationship with Sarah, the disgruntled sister of the bride, who ends up getting stuck in the time loop with him.
At one point, Nyles tries hooking up with a guy named Jerry, who is one of the groomsmen at the wedding. When he tells Sarah about the encounter afterwards, she replies, “You f*cked him?”
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To which Nyles responds, “He f*cked me. He put his p*nis in my b*tthole.”
“Yeah, I know how it works,” Sarah says.
“I’m really glad I tried it,” Nyles replies, matter-of-factly. “He’s a sweet guy.”
Nyles goes on to say that, while it was an enjoyable experience, banging dudes isn’t really his thing, and that’s fine.
The brief exchange is refreshing to see, as Sarah doesn’t respond with any sort of shock, surprise, or outrage, but instead sort of shrugs her shoulders, happy that Nyles had a positive experience experimenting with another man.
Palm Springs is available on Hulu now. Watch the trailer below.
Charlie in Charge
Have definitely been looking forward to checking this one out.
Gourmet Guy
Good for Andy Samberg! I knew I liked him for a reason.
Heywood Jablowme
Andy is cute/dorky/funny. If he wants to try it a second time I’d like to sign up.
Donston
I don’t like how Hollywood continues to portray sexuality and orientation as merely a behavior or a preferred behavior. Not loving anal sex doesn’t equate to not having same-sex attractions, desires and passions. And it definitely doesn’t equate to not being drawn to your sex, not having same-sex romantic affections and investment, not preferring same-sex comfort or longterm relationships. Hell, there are guys who are homosexual and entirely homo-romantic/homo-relationship who don’t like anal sex at all. The behavioral perspective is partly why so many dudes remain closeted, don’t fully understand their orientation, or stay in denial about their same-sex leanings. It would just be nice if these films stop being so basic in that regard.
Though yes, I get that it’s a joke. It also makes sense for a “straight” guy to have that perspective. And I also like the indifference shown to male experimentation. I will see the movie.
davidmccallum
Nyles (as far as the audience is told) wasn’t trying on a gay identity, orientation, or sexuality, he was banging, getting f*cked, etc. A toe-dip of MSM. Obviously curious about anal sex and found Jerry “sweet.” I’ve never met anyone that chose a dildo over a penis. The scene wasn’t played as a joke, it played more to Nyles’ easy-going, open-minded, sexy-positive nature.
One can’t have it both ways – is Jerry, the groomsman, now a villainous near-rapist because he put his penis in the butthole of someone who later felt “it wasn’t his thing”? Absolutely not, life is built of experiences.
Would some in the audience snicker and giggle at the exchange? No doubt. But that says more about the audience than the filmmakers.
Cam
The movie makes it apparent that Samberg has been trapped in this for possibly decades so this was more of a thing he did because it was there.
And he didn’t say “I don’t like anal so therefore am not attracted to men” he said glad he tried but banging dudes wasn’t really his thing.
Kangol2
I agree with Donston on this one. I also think that Samberg’s playfully touching upon something deeper, a profound straight male fear and fascination, of anal sex with another man. Add in race, and it’s like watching him act out a psychosexual undercurrent that couldn’t be expressed except as joke. The fact that the guy is Black, that they have anal rather than oral sex (oral seems more likely, especially given the prep needed for anal, etc.), and that Samberg’s character can do it once then basically have his day reset as a hetero who just “experimented” suggests something deeper being expressed, if not fully worked out, with this humorous segment.
Yooper
Don’t over think it.
nitejonboy
I’ve wanted a piece of Andy Samberg for years, so gotta check this out.
skyboy63
Andy Samberg is a hottie.